Dec 28 Watch 7:18 Photographer reflects on capturing Zohran Mamdani's improbable rise to prominence By Ali Rogin, Kayan Taraporevala, Satvi Sunkara Zohran Mamdani began 2025 as a little-known state legislator, and in the first minutes of 2026 he’ll be sworn in as mayor of New York, often called the second-toughest job in America. Campaign photographer Kara McCurdy documented his remarkable rise,… Continue watching
Dec 02 Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers in settlement as ongoing strike draws Mamdani and Sanders to picket line By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, city officials announced Monday. Continue reading
Nov 23 Mamdani stands by his criticisms of Trump despite friendly White House meeting By Associated Press New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani didn't back down in an interview that aired Sunday from past criticism that President Donald Trump acted like a despot and a fascist after a surprisingly friendly White House meeting between the two men. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 5:23 Trump and Mamdani meet in Oval Office after months of trading insults By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz President Trump and the future mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, met at the White House after months of trading insults. In an Oval Office meeting, they were far more civilized, with the president at times praising the mayor-elect… Continue watching
Nov 21 WATCH: Trump praises NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani, says he is not a 'jihadist' By Associated Press Though President Donald Trump needled Zohran Mamdani repeatedly during the campaign, he was full of praise Friday for the mayor-elect of New York City. Continue reading
Nov 21 WATCH: Trump says 'people would be shocked' but he and Mamdani want to see the 'same thing' By Associated Press It had been posited that President Donald Trump’s meeting with the mayor-elect of New York City could be a fiery display of opposites, but the president was full of praise — and pledges of cooperation — for Zohran Mamdani. Continue reading
Nov 21 WATCH: Trump and NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani meet in the Oval Office By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's first-ever meeting Friday at the White House focused more on their shared goals rather than their combustible differences. Continue reading
Nov 20 Mamdani says he wants to talk affordability with Trump during Oval Office meeting By Anthony Izaguirre, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, is set to travel to Washington for a meeting in the Oval Office with Trump on Friday, a potentially explosive pairing of polar-opposite politicians. Continue reading
Nov 19 Mamdani says New York City's current police commissioner will stay on the job By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Mamdani praised Tisch for “cracking down on corruption in the upper echelons" of the NYPD while also driving down crime in the city. Continue reading
Nov 17 Trump plans to meet with New York mayor-elect Mamdani, says they'll 'work something out' By Michelle L. Price, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Trump has for months slammed Mamdani, falsely labeling him as a "communist" and predicting the ruin of his hometown if the democratic socialist was elected. Continue reading